{"product_id":"9780062981288","title":"No More Lies : The Myth and Reality of American History by Dick Gregory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRepublished as part of Amistads Literary Revival Program, the groundbreaking, bestselling look at history from the perspective of African Americans: an essential classic that continues to speak to us today, written by the voice of black consciousness, Dick Gregorythe incomparable satirist, human rights and environmental activist, health advocate, social justice champion, and NAACP Image Awardwinning author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1972, during the Black Power Movement, iconoclast Dick Gregory challenged one of the foundations of America itselfits history, which had been written almost exclusively from the white male perspective. In \u003cem\u003eNo More Lies\u003c\/em\u003e, this true trailblazer gave voice to African Americans, speaking their truth about the past and race relations in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo More Lies\u003c\/em\u003e offers this incomparable satirists intellectual, conspiratorial, and humorous spin on the facts. No subject is off limits from his critical eyeGregory examines numerous aspects of culture and history, from the slave trade, police brutality, the wretchedness of working-class life and labor unions to the 1968 Civil Rights Act, the Founding Fathers, happy slaves, and entrepreneurs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough this absorbing book is more than forty years old, its provocative truths continue to reverberate in our lives today. With \u003cem\u003eNo More Lies,\u003c\/em\u003e Gregory inspire a new generation to connect what is happening today with what has happened in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56222542365045,"sku":"9780062981288","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780062981288.jpg?v=1762211007","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780062981288","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}